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Re: pain is back and severe; not sure if i can handle it anymore (long, sorry)
From: Alyson (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat Sep 10 18:07:50 2005
Holly,
I know it is really hard to deal with this when the pain is so constant.
You have no break, you're exhausted...
It could be that when you were on the pill you weren't experiencing as
much pain because the pill regulates your estrogen. Now that you are
off the pill your body is probably back to producing its normal amount
on whatever cycle and aggrivating your bits. Just a guess.
As for the few days until your acupuncture appointment, hopefully the
pain will subside for a bit. And if not try to take it as easy as
possible. Frustrating I know. I was on here last week ready to committ
myself to an institution. I've had a couple of not so bad days since,
and even a pretty good one. It has helped bring my sanity back a bit. I
really think that you'll find the acupuncture helpful even in the
beginning because it is so relaxing and theraputic.
Best of luck,
Alyson
At Fri, 9 Sep 2005, holly wrote:
>
>i'm so frustrated with it all. i had been off the pill for 8 years
>because we were trying to conceive (never did succeed), and i went back
>on last november because my pain was just getting worse and worse, and
>my cycles were starting to become irregular. i stopped the pill 6 weeks
>ago to see if it regulated my cycles again. it seems to have done that,
>but the pain is just horrible. i had my pap on august 22, and my uterus
>was very tender. it's been hurting ever since. :( well, except for 3
>days right after my last period. then it all started up again right
>away, and it just gets worse and worse each day.
>
>i'm only mid-way through this cycle, so if i want to go back on the
>pill, i have to wait for another evil period. but i also have my first
>acupuncture appointment next week. dr suggested it might help out. how
>am i going to suck it up until then? and i know acupuncture won't work
>right away (at least i don't think it will), so i'm really trying to
>find the strength to put up with this for another couple of months.
>
>i'm just nearing my wits end. i'm starting to think i'm going crazy and
>that i'm imagining all the pain. *sigh* i'm so frustrated. i want to
>walk upright again and be able to turn over in bed without wanting to
>cry. this stinks.
>
>i had 9 almost painfree months on the pill (except for when i had
>periods, omg, they were still pretty bad), and the pain now is worse
>than it was before i went on. could the pill have aggravated endo? is
>that even possible?
>
>i don't know if any of y'all can help. i just want some encouragement
>to get me through the next few days until the acupuncture appt. and
>after that i'll need more to get me through even longer. but baby
>steps, right?
>
>i kept asking myself how did i put up with this for 8 years of ttc, and
>i remember it wasn't as bad as this. and when it did get bad in 2002
>and 2003, i had surgery that helped for a bit. i don't want another
>surgery, but i wonder if it would help.
>
>--
>holly
>mild endo and IC
>
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